Jazz and death : medical profiles of jazz greats /

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When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer conducts an inquest on how jazz greats lived and died pursuing their art. Forensics, medical histories, death certificates, and biographies divulge the way many music...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Spencer, Frederick J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2002.
Colección:American made music series.
Temas:
Jazz musicians > Death.
Jazz musicians > Health and hygiene.
Celebrities.
Death.
Music.
Famous Persons
Death
Music
Musiciens de jazz > Mort.
Musiciens de jazz > Santé et hygiène.
Célébrités.
Mort.
Musique.
deaths.
MUSIC > Genres & Styles > Jazz.
Jazzmusiker
Todesursache
United States
USA.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:When a jazz hero dies, rumors, speculation, gossip, and legend can muddle the real cause of death. In this book, Frederick J. Spencer conducts an inquest on how jazz greats lived and died pursuing their art. Forensics, medical histories, death certificates, and biographies divulge the way many musical virtuosos really died. An essential reference source, Jazz and Death strives to correct misinformation and set the story straight. Reviewing the medical records of such jazz icons as Scott Joplin, James Reese Europe, Bennie Moten, Tommy Dorsey, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Wardell Gray, and Ro.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xx, 311 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index.
ISBN:9781604736335
160473633X
1283382075
9781283382076

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